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a HEAVENLY king

Luke 2:15-16
"15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and The Babe lying in a manger."

The written account of The Child of the Heavenly Father is here in the Gospel of Luke, chapter two. The incarnate Jesus Christ, The Son of God, came into this world JUST LIKE you and me! We were all babies at one time in our lives. Needing help and protection. The Savior needed protection.

We need The SAVIOR like sheep need a shepherd. A GREAT Heavenly announcement was made to the shepherds out in the field. "behold, I bring you GOOD TIDINGS of GREAT JOY, which shall be to ALL people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a SAVIOUR, which is Christ The Lord." 

GOD says "PEACE, GOOD WILL toward men." As His Son is born and laying in the manger in the care of His earthly parents. God was there with them and He is with us; "Emmanuel." Emmanuel means "God is with us." GOD is FAITHFUL! Jesus comes to save US. So thet WE may have eternal life. FAITHFUL. He was there at the beginning of time. Ancient of days. God doesn't send us to hell. He saves us! He is steadfast. He is TRUE. The world will wear us down. Make us feel we are alone. We ourselves cannot always do it on our own. And, we don't have to; "God is with us." 
EMMANUEL!

These shepherds came in from the field and saw the newborn Lord and Savior! "And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and The Babe lying in a manger." This is The Messiah… Hebrew title the anointed one, or King. In the line of David. Jesus was a 28th generation descendent of King David. And, Jesus was NOT a earthly King. He is a HEAVENLY king. His power is from above and is different from earthly power. Jesus came to us as sinners to save us. He is the light that shines through the darkness. 

The good parts of these daily devotionals are inspired by the sermon at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg Texas. You can watch it by following this link... https://youtu.be/6JUhRYztzMw
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